Sofia

My love for you grows by the minute!!!! You notice the important things, the details! And yes, it's all about class!!

Harsh... but funny

Uau!! Had no idea! How do you find these things?! Thanks!!

Ok, even not being eu, France can't just ban an entire national population. They never banned the marrocans when they had lots of cases. Ok, i don't expect greatness from the French, but I can't see it being allowed to ban the British ( or other non eu people) from driving when they can go on a bus,train or plain. It's very confusing

Oh dear... not sure this is true... euro tunnel must have had too much drink at Christmas, not possible to ban one single nationality... even taking into consideration the French nack for xenophobia.

Here goes mine.

The Queen is on in half hour!!

Merry Christmas!

I got it now... Thank you!! You are not a twat at all.

I think I am, although @Pedro is trying very hard to change that so I dont feel so disconnected here, in no man´s land, its not a fun place to be!

thats the way to do it!!

Thank you for keeping it going! Happy holidays!!

You deserve it 100%!

Ok, stand corrected!!

What has he done? Oh, I know, Doesn't use an Harley to deliver presents!!! With comments like that, the TOTY is going your way!

Would like to wish you all a very lovely time, with lots of good things and, above all, love, a lot of love! This is not an easy time for me now, like for so many that have suffered loss along the way. They say grief is the love we carry and will not be able to give to those that left to early and I carry some of that love. Christmas, in the caos that was my childhood, was normally a very nice time!! Not because of the presents, I never did get that medical kit I asked Santa many years in a row, but spending many 24th and 25th of December together with the Army "family" was a lot of fun!! My Dad was on duty many years and the cute little girl that I was loved running around the Regiment and the Officers Mess, softening the hearts of the hard man, not used to a cheeky, non stop talking, mischievous small person!! They taught me that hard can be soft, that loyal is more important then novelty, that family is not necessarily defined by genetics. I loved Christmas the most in the UK, because its free from all the Catholic obligations, its very funny, with the crackers and the paper crowns, the burning puddings and the grannies drunken on Port!! Its all so special and funny for a non British person!! My older brother, a special needs child, was absolutely in Love with everything Christmas and I was fortunate to share the British Christmas with him while I lived in the UK. His happiness with the paper crown on his head while he opened his presents is a cherished memory I will carry forever!! He was, on paper 11 years older then me, but he stopped growing mentally at 10 years old, so the eternal child that, in a way, always believed in Santa, for Christmas or other wise. We lost him 6 years ago and with him went that joy that only children impart in this very special time of the year. In the past, I have channeled his love for all Christmas things via cooking and normally get busy baking fruit cakes and mince pies, all from Nigella Lawson recipes, the true Goddess, and surprise the Portuguese with these "exotic" foods with a depth of flavour not typical here. This year I didn't do said backing and I'm now really regretting it, I have realised I miss it and I need to do it double next year!! I find the best thing to do when we miss someone at these special times is to honour them by giving all that stored love to as many people as possible, as far reaching as possible, so here goes lots of love to you all!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

It's looking better by the minute!!

I have seen it, but it's a Tuono wanna be... if I was on the market for a super sport naked, I would just get the Tuono. I'm really loving this one now, looking forward to see the difference with the risers up and back so it's not so pitched forward!!

I have detested the salted cod and boiled stuff all my life, until @Pedro Mum told me about the trick that makes it all very delicious!! Now I enjoy it like never and will make it for me and my Dad! In the UK I learned to make a great Turkey, with the invaluable help of Nigella, but just me and my Dad,we will stick to the cod!!

What a lovely place!!!

proper hipster!! Looks cool, I have thought about!!

I have everything set to english rather then portuguese, my brain seems to work better like that. Still, as you can see, I dont do what it tells me to do, always end up going round the houses and lost!! But its in being lost that I find magical places and people!

A little bit of yesterday. Its a crap video, please forgive me!! Its a helmet camera, so every time I shake my head you know about it!!

I have... but lost between the love for the speed triple and the need for something more adequate to the current setting.... I fancy the Scrambler 1200 XE or the Norden 901

Luke is a cross, I suspect of Jack Russel with the Portuguese Podengo, which is, in fact the Portuguese terrier! So he is 100% terrier, and that might explain why Lea, the Fox Terrier Princess, fell in love with him when normally she is the biggest doggie snob to all the other dogs that have spent some time with us. Luke was found on the streets, unwanted, and was supposed to be adopted, but not by me... First Pedro and after Lea made such a campaign for him to stay that he stayed!! It was a great thing all round, happy story for humans and doggies!!